[at-l] Flying With Backpack

[Arthur Gaudet]

In 1997 I emptied my stove & fuel bottle & mailed them to a post office in
Atlanta. Since I was flying I packed my pack best as I could, had no problems. I
had heard that even an empty stove & fuel bottle would be confiscated & I
imagine it's only tighter restrictions today. Through email I found a guy who
would sell coleman fuel by the ounce only a few miles from the service road
entrance to the state park. It wasn't a big deal to stop for fuel and then head
up to the SR crossing of the AT, about 1 mile from the shelter.
--RockDancer AT'97 (North),LT'01,AT '98-'06(South)

-----Original Message-----
From: at-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:at-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On
Behalf Of Allen Freeman
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:17 AM
To: at-l
Subject: [at-l] Flying With Backpack

Next March I will be flying from Boston to Atlanta to start my thru-hike
attempt.

Any good hints on flying with a backpack and trekking poles? About all I've been
able to think of is throwing both the backpack and the poles inside a duffel
bag. I don't think I will have any prohibited items. I use an alcohol stove and
will leave my fuel bottle empty. I guess I'd end up tossing the duffel bag at
the airport, as I don't think it would be cost effective to mail it home.
--
~~~~~
Allen F. Freeman
allen at allenf.com
www.allenf.com
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